Gotham is an American superhero crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by DC Comics. The series originally aired on Fox from September 22, 2014, to April 25, 2019, over five seasons, comprising a total of 100 episodes. It features an ensemble cast that includes Ben McKenzie as James "Jim" Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, and David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne. The show follows Gordon's early days at the Gotham City Police Department following the murder of Bruce's parents, as well as the origin stories of Batman's infamous rogues gallery.
Development for a prequel series based on Batman began in September 2013, with Bruno Heller hired by Fox to serve as a writer and executive producer. In March 2014, Fox originally ordered 16 episodes for its first season before expanding it to 22. Filming primarily took place across New York City. In May 2018, Fox renewed the series for a fifth and final season, consisting of 12 episodes, which premiered on January 3, 2019, and concluded on April 25, 2019. A prequel series, Pennyworth, starring Jack Bannon as a younger version of the iteration of Alfred Pennyworth portrayed by Sean Pertwee in Gotham, began airing on Epix in July 2019. Victoria Cartagena reprised her role as Renee Montoya from the first season of Gotham in the third season of The CW Arrowverse series Batwoman in October 2021.
Storyline
TV Show Intro
Sound Effects Used
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - CHILD CRYING, 2 MONTHS OLD BABY, HUMAN, DIGIFFECTS (Heard once in "The Trial of Jim Gordon".)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - FEMALE: TERROR SCREAMS (Heard once in "Pilot" and "The Balloonman".)
- Wilhelm Scream (Heard once in "Knock, Knock".)
Image Gallery
- Gotham/Image Gallery